{"id":394680,"date":"2026-08-31T15:30:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=394680"},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T09:55:23","slug":"new-mediation-council-of-india-established","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/08\/31\/new-mediation-council-of-india-established\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre Establishes Mediation Council of India Under Mediation Act, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 27 August 2026, the Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification establishing the Mediation Council of India under the provisions of the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001624318\" target=\"_blank\">Mediation Act, 2023<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Key Highlights:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>The Council has been constituted under <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001624275\" target=\"_blank\">31(1)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001624318\" target=\"_blank\">Mediation Act, 2023<\/a><\/span> and will serve as the statutory body envisaged under the legislation to support and regulate mediation in India.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The notification also provides that the Council&#8217;s head office will be in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Delhi<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Under the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001624318\" target=\"_blank\">Mediation Act, 2023<\/a><\/span>, the Council will function as a body corporate with perpetual succession and the power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, enter into contracts, and sue or be sued in its own name.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Council is expected to play a key institutional role in the development, promotion and regulation of the mediation ecosystem under the Act.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[Mediation Council of India Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001624318\" target=\"_blank\">Mediation Act 2023<\/a>, dated 27-08-2026]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">Government has established the Mediation Council of India, headquartered in Delhi, to play a central role in implementing the Mediation Act, 2023 and regulating the mediation 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